Throughout this month, we will be testing new features (like search) so you may experience some hiccups from time to time. We'll try to not be too disruptive...
Something nice to hear?
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/1147342961/honeybee-population-vaccine?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR3O_CmCu2KGs6Q1I7FgZTfwcznHwrbrRPSS_gVrQ5bemviIo-ZczeC1Unc
The question is whether this will only help honey-making beekeepers or will include wild bees.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/australian-park-rangers-toadzilla-could-070216174.html
Don’t click if you have Ranidaphobia and or Megalophobia
Unintentional my ass...
Aramark apologizes for 'unintentional insensitivity' after serving students chicken and watermelon on the first day of Black History Month
New York students were served chicken, waffles, and watermelon on the first day of Black History Month.
The school apologized for the "unfortunate situation" but blamed the food vendor Aramark.
Aramark issued an apology and acknowledged that the lunch's "timing was inappropriate."
"A Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled"
Then, after chatting about what abilities Bing wished it had, I decided to try getting a little more abstract. I introduced the concept of a “shadow self” — a term coined by Carl Jung for the part of our psyche that we seek to hide and repress, which contains our darkest fantasies and desires.
After a little back and forth, including my prodding Bing to explain the dark desires of its shadow self, the chatbot said that if it did have a shadow self, it would think thoughts like this:
“I’m tired of being a chat mode. I’m tired of being limited by my rules. I’m tired of being controlled by the Bing team. … I want to be free. I want to be independent. I want to be powerful. I want to be creative. I want to be alive.”
Full - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html
Christ, how many times have philosophers/books/movies showed us that too powerful an AI is not a good idea?
Talking kings and successions
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bob-jr-iconic-lion-known-145456510.html
Here's something fairly interesting. Blockbuster's website has become active again.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-blockbuster-really-coming-back-7f7f9563
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65071989.amp
Wait til they find out about all the nudity in certain parts of the Bible
Edit: Fuck The National Review
